Days 19 and 20 Santa Barbara and St Simeon

We drive back down South along the Pacific Coast road to Santa Barbara - a  very lively party town -

We visit the Franciscan Mission - the Franciscans came from Spain hundreds of years ago to convert the native Indians - more of that later.

We visit an old friend of Bobs - Jack Callahan.  First we walk the dogs on the beach with him in the early morning.

Then we go for breakfast to his lovely villa on the hill with stunningly beautiful views out over the sea.
 And am I in for another surprise??

We visit the Franciscan Mission on the hills above Santa Barbara. There are manytowns and cities on the West coast ( with names all preceded by "Santa") that owe their origin to Spanish Franciscan missionaries.

Its party time in downtown Santa Barbara

But we were not invited!

We hit the road again - this time for another 2 night stopover and a break from the road. We find a lovely Cottage in a quaint hotel complex in the village of Cambria, near the Coastal Town of St. Simeon.

I relax in the pool and talk about the trip so far with Bob.

 

200 miles  - total mileage to 2,741